ArticleInternational journal of older people nursing2012
Managing delirium in the acute care setting: a pilot focus group study.
Article in International journal of older people nursing, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01267682 (Reserve For Delirium Superimposed On Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Reserve For Delirium Superimposed On Dementia (DSD)
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- Applicability of the interventions recommended for patients at risk or with delirium in medical and post-acute settings: a systematic review and a Nominal Group Technique study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to the delivery of delirium care in intensive care units: an analysis informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.Anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Delirium in a surgical context from a nursing perspective: A hybrid concept analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2022Article
- Comparative salary-related costs of a brief app-directed delirium identification protocol by hospitalists, nurses, and nursing assistants.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- A survey about postoperative delirium in older patients among nurses and anaesthetists: implications for future practice and policy.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2021Article
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- How do doctors and nurses manage delirium in intensive care units? A qualitative study using focus groups.BMJ open · 2016Article
- The association between an ultrabrief cognitive screening in older adults and hospital outcomes.Journal of hospital medicine · 2015Review
- Clinical practice guidelines for delirium management: potential application in palliative care.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundDelirium frequently occurs in hospitalised older adults leading to poor outcomes and frequent adverse events. Proper recognition and management of delirium by acute care nurses can minimise the effects of negative sequelae associated with delirium.
aimThis pilot study used focus group methodology to: (i) describe acute care nurse's experience and knowledge regarding assessment and management of delirium in hospitalised older adults; (ii) illustrate potential facilitators and barriers to non-drug management of delirium; and (iii) to explicate the use of non-drug interventions by acute care nurses to manage delirium in hospitalised older adults.
designQualitative, pilot study.
methodsA total of 16 nurse participants, working on medical, surgical and orthopaedic units from one acute care hospital participated in two focus groups.
resultsMain themes included the following: confusion is normal; our duty is to protect; and finding a balance. Nurses were able to identify non-pharmacological interventions for delirium and facilitators and barriers to using these in clinical practice.
conclusionsFindings from this pilot study illustrate the need for regular assessment of cognitive status in hospitalised older adults and nursing staff education regarding the use of non-pharmacological management of delirium. Based on their experience, nurses have a wealth of ideas for managing delirium. Areas for future research and policy are also highlighted. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: More research is needed on how to improve delirium management by acute care nurses to increase the efficacy and use of non-pharmacological interventions in the management of delirium in hospitalised older adults. To translate these findings into practice, nursing care needs to be guided by evidence-based guidelines to implement non-pharmacological strategies in the acute care setting.
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